Why you should play Red Dead Redemption after RDR2
Rockstar Games' Red Dead Redemption will finally be released for PC on October 29, 2024. This 14-year-old game received immense appreciation back then and is still considered one of the best video games of all time. The entire Red Dead franchise, for that matter, is showered with love from the fans. But is it worth it to play a game that is more than a decade old at this point?
The answer is yes, because one after another, video game developers are hopping on the bandwagon and releasing remastered versions and ports for evergreen titles. And some of these titles are proving to work incredibly well for them. However, this is not the only reason for you to pick Red Dead Redemption again.
NOTE: This article is subjective and solely reflects the writer's opinion.
Red Dead Redemption is a sequel to RDR2
This might sound a bit confusing to those who haven't tried out the series yet, but RDR2 comes as a prequel to the first Red Dead game. Even though Red Dead Redemption came six years before Red Dead Redemption 2, the plot of the original 2010 title takes place in 1911 compared to RDR2, which is based in the year 1899.
What this simply means is that players can expect to see more modernized vehicles and weapons in RDR1 compared to RDR2. It gets pretty clear in Red Dead Redemption that the Wild West is declining because of new government policies. To clearly understand and feel the flow, completing RDR2 and then coming back to Red Dead Redemption is the way.
The protagonist that you play in RDR2 is that of Arthur Morgan. Unfortunately, at the end of the story, the beloved character meets his end. After this point, the game introduces John Marston, who is a 26-year-old fugitive in the Van der Linde gang, as a secondary character you take control of.
Basically, the part where you play as John is building you up to the story of the sequel. In RDR, you will play as a 38-year-old John Marston, who is a lot more mature and calm than the character depicted before. In the original 2010 title, John Marston helps the government catch hold of the gang members that he earlier worked with.
Marston is now a simple man, who loves his family and has left all the troublesome life behind. However, taking advantage of this situation, the government agents kidnap his family, which explains his reason for taking up arms one last time. Another recurring character in both these games is Marston's son Jack. While you can play as Jack in RDR1 during the epilogue of the game, he has a lot more screen time in RDR2.
You can play a decade-old game on 4K!
Despite the age of the game, it is possible to enjoy it at 1080p or even a 4K display. While the original title only ran on 720p 30 FPS, this time around, you will be able to play the game on a stable 60 FPS, that too on a far better display and resolution. Not to mention, this game already featured insane graphics at the time of its release.
RDR will be available to play on Steam from October 29, 2024, and is priced at $49.99.